The limited information (data voids) on political topics relevant to underrepresented
communities has facilitated the spread of disinformation. Independent journalists who …

Little is known about the challenges and successes people face when piecing together
multiple social media to interact in the online public sphere when: seeking information …

Deploying links to professional fact-checking websites (so-called “snoping”) is a common
misinformation intervention technique that can be used by social media users to refute …

In the United States, public defenders (lawyers assigned to people accused of crimes who
cannot afford a private attorney) serve as an essential bulwark against wrongful arrest and …

This paper reports on a qualitative study of social media use for political deliberation by 21
US citizens. In observing people's interactions in the" sprawling public sphere" across …

As online platforms increasingly collect large amounts of data about their users, there has
been growing public concern about privacy around issues such as data sharing …

We examine the local data practices of citizens in Mexico who use Facebook sites as a
platform to report crimes and share safety-related information. We conducted 14 interviews …

The rise of the socially-connected web has created new reporting challenges for journalists—
especially around the spread of mis-and disinformation—and required them to adopt new …

Content moderation systems for social media have had numerous issues of bias, in terms of
race, gender, and ability among many others. One proposal for addressing such issues in …

Enabling the free and equal exchange of arguments on social issues in a respectful manner
is an integral part of establishing the democratic ideal. However, the current manifestation of …